Sleeping-garment.



E. P. KING.

SLEEPING GARMENT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 3.1913.

1,143,282., Patented June 15, 1915.

WW4. W 73% s'rns EDWARD P. KING, OF PAINESVILLE, OHIO.

SLEEPING-GARMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 15, 1915.

Application filed May 3, 1913 Serial No. 765,217.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD P. KING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Painesville, in the countyof Lake and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Sleeping-Garments, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide means in the sleeves and legs of sleeping garments, such as pajamas, to prevent themslipping up over the elbows and knees, and thus overcome the very objectionable feature of the ordinary pajama.

Another object is to provide means for attaching the trousers to the coat of the sleeping garment so that the uncomfortable pres-' sure of the usual cord around the top of the trousers may be done away with, making the garment more comfortable to sleep in.

To accomplish these objects, I provide elastic knit cufls of washable material for the wrist and ankles and funnel-shaped pieces of washable fabric attached to these cuffs and to the inside of the sleeves and trouser legs. The elastic cufi's fit around the wrists and ankles and prevent the sleeves and legs of the garment from slipping up over the elbows and knees. Asa means for attaching the trousers to the coat to give a union suit effect, and do away with the uncomfortable pressure'of the cord around the top of the trousers, I sew a belt around the inside of the coat, having buttons onto which the top of the trousers are buttoned.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing and is hereinafter more fully described and the essential characteristics set forth in the claims.

.In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of an improved pajama having a portion of one sleeve and one leg broken away, and one side of the coat turned back to show the belt to which the trousers are attached; Fig. 2, is a detail of. one of the bell-shaped cufi's showing the relative position of the foot and ankle in broken lines; Fig. 3 is a. sectional.

detail of a portion of the coat showing the arrangement of the belt with the trousers buttoned to it; and Fig. 4, is a view of a portion of the trousers leg showing another method of attaching the elastic cuff.

In the drawings, 5 indicates the coat of the pajama, 6 indicates the trousers, and 7 and 8 indicate respectively the. bell-shaped knit fabric so that they may be permanently sewed to the legs and sleeves of the garment and be washed with the garment Without being injured in any way. At the upper edge of these elastic cuffs, that is the edge nearer the elbows and knees, I sew a funnel-shaped piece of washable fabric of somewhat less elastic material. These pieces have been heretofore designated 7 and 8, and, as shown, are sewed to the sleeves and legs of the garment, as at 12 in Fig. 2. Thus they are substantially the full size of the leg or.

sleeve at their upper edges and serve to guide the elastic cuff over the hand or foot. This method of attaching these elastic cufl's to the sleeves and legs does not impair the suitlike appearance of pajamas, which is a desirable feature of all well-made garments of this nature.

The belt, which is sewed inside of the coat and to which the trousers are buttoned, is designated 15. This belt 15 extends substantially around the inside of the coat and is sewed thereto at its upper edge 16. On the outside of the belt, that is, between the belt and the coat, are sewed a suitable number of buttons 18 which are engaged by corresponding button holes in the top of the trousers. The top of the trousers are turned over the cord 20, as shown in Fig. 3, just above the buttons 18. However, this cord 20 may be entirely done away with when the belt 15 is used, if so desired. The use of this belt makes it very convenient to adbelt; or by having more than one set of buttons onthe belt, one set being above the other, it would only be necessary to unbut ments very quickly, I attach the funneljust the length of the trousers .by merely changing the position of the buttons on the shaped fabric 8 to the outside of the sleeve and leg, as shown in Fig. 4. It is obvious that outer clothes might be drawn quickly over the cult when so attached without the under-garment rolling up and becoming bunched and otherwise interfering with putting on the outer garment quickly.

It will be seen from the above description that I have provided a sleeping garment which is more comfortable, in that no cord, embracing the body of the wearer, is needed for the trousers, and the sleeves and legs of the garment are held down and can not roll up and cause uncomfortable bunches about the limbs. I have also accomplished these results without changing the desirable suitlike appearance of the garment.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a sleeping garment comprising a coat and trousers, the combination of a belt member extending around the inside of the coat and having its upper edge sewed to the coat, buttons for securing the belt to the trousers, elastic cuffs adapted to embrace the lower portions of the lower limbs of the wearer, and funnel-shaped knit fabric members secured to the upper portion of said cuffs and to the inside of the lower portion of the trouser legs, whereby any downward strains on said c'ufl's and trouser legs due to movements of the wearer, will be received by the shoulders.

2. In a sleeping garment comprising a coat and trousers, the combination of a belt sewed to the inside of the coat at its upper edge and with its lower edge depending, buttons on the outside of said belt, located.

above the lower edgeof the coat, on which the trousers may be supported and whereby they may be vertically adjusted, elastic cufis adapted to embrace the lower portions of the lower-limbs of the wearer, and funnelshaped knit fabric members secured to the upper ends of said cuifs and'to the inside of 45 the lower portions of the trouserlegs.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto afiix my signature in the presenceof two witnesses. EDWARD P. KING. Witnesses:

RoBT. E. DOOLITTLE, H. M. DOOLITTLE. 

